why can I not see items that have been placed in recycle bin

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Hi I have moved a number of files to the recycle bin and I now cannot find them. the cash is set to 949GB has anyone any idea where it has gon to and how to get them back please. I know that I did not permenently delete them


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Hi I have moved a number of files to the recycle bin and I now cannot find
them. the cash is set to 949GB has anyone any idea where it has gon to and
how to get them back please. I know that I did not permenently delete them


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Right click on Recycle Bin and make sure "Do not move files to Bin. Remove
immediately" is not checked.
 
Atom said:
Hi I have moved a number of files to the recycle bin and I now cannot
find them. the cash is set to 949GB has anyone any idea where it has
gon to and how to get them back please. I know that I did not
permenently delete them
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Things don't stay in the recycle bin forever. A maximum size has been
set for it (it's adjustable, it's generally some percentage of your
disk), when it exceeds that size, the oldest files are deleted to make
room for newer ones. Once that happens, the deleted files are gone for
good.
 
Atom said:
Hi I have moved a number of files to the recycle bin and I now cannot find them. the cash is set to 949GB has anyone any idea where it has gon to and how to get them back please. I know that I did not permenently delete them


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Sometimes it's worthwhile to empty the recycle bin. The recycle bin is
not supposed to operate as a backup folder.

949gb cache? Are you sure?

If you're positively sure that you want to delete a file permanently,
hold down the shift key while you press the delete key and the file
won't go into the recycle bin.

Bill
 
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